I had my 1.0 rebuilt at Hitech Audio in Stevenson, Wa. When I matched it with a B&K pre i could not believe how clear and detailed it was. Anything over 20 years old will benefit tremendously with new modern caps, resistors and tranny's
As for the OP question. If you want to avoid damaging tweeters due to clipping its hard to beat the value of the Carver amps. Like many have said though. Try to get one cheap because they've probably been driven hard and are past due for a rebuild. DO NOT try to save a few bucks and have an...